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Please see my new thread located here.
Mods: If you see this before someone responds to my PM, please merge the replies from this thread into my new one, if you wouldn't mind
Thank you.
PS: Please DO NOT bump this thread. Let it die off into the archives.

Thanks so much for your help!

mwest316 said:
Thanks so much for your help!
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Anytime

hmmmmm why not just go in with hector93 to improve the ROM? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=671757
unless u plan to go a different direction?

bigslanki said:
hmmmmm why not just go in with hector93 to improve the ROM? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=671757
unless u plan to go a different direction?
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I agree instead of undercutting another chef, why don't you try something new? Just a suggestion.

bigslanki said:
hmmmmm why not just go in with hector93 to improve the ROM? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=671757
unless u plan to go a different direction?
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Yes, I do intend to go in another direction.. well, a slightly different direction anyway.
Spencer_Moore said:
I agree instead of undercutting another chef, why don't you try something new? Just a suggestion.
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I didn't undercut anybody. I spoke directly to Hector and obtained his permission to post this up before posting it.
On a side note, I felt my post would be easier for other's to read and use, since Hector had only posted a paragraph and a link to zenulator's original Hero ROM thread. He's, since then, copied info from zenulator's post and fixed his post up.

On a side note, I felt my post would be easier for other's to read and use, since Hector had only posted a paragraph and a link to zenulator's original Hero ROM thread. He's, since then, copied info from zenulator's post and fixed his post up.[/QUOTE]
I was just saying. As long as you got approval, then I'm all for it.

Spencer_Moore said:
On a side note, I felt my post would be easier for other's to read and use, since Hector had only posted a paragraph and a link to zenulator's original Hero ROM thread. He's, since then, copied info from zenulator's post and fixed his post up.
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I was just saying. As long as you got approval, then I'm all for it.[/QUOTE]
No worries, Spencer. I can understand how it could seem like I was overstepping my boundries on this one.
-mak

Is there any way you can get rid of the background image on the icons? To be honest they look like the xPhone and takes away from the Sense UI, which is crisp and clean.

when uploading roms, i suggest using multiupload..
rs gives users a maximum of 10 downloads before killing the link..
just a fyi

xuser said:
Is there any way you can get rid of the background image on the icons? To be honest they look like the xPhone and takes away from the Sense UI, which is crisp and clean.
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I'll definitely look into it
SoCalSpecialist said:
when uploading roms, i suggest using multiupload..
rs gives users a maximum of 10 downloads before killing the link..
just a fyi
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I'm a rapidshare premium member, so there shouldn't be a 10 download limit on my links, but thank you for the heads up

wi-fi not working.

WOW. This looks mighty nice. I wish I wasnt on vacation still and could flash to this. Nice work mang!

Nice looking rom. Not as functional as I need it to be to take it's place of my everyday rom, but it's still nice to look at.

xuser said:
wi-fi not working.
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I found that as well, bluetooth also isn't working. I'll try to repair this for Rev2.
stopxstart said:
Nice looking rom. Not as functional as I need it to be to take it's place of my everyday rom, but it's still nice to look at.
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May I ask what you've come across that isn't functional enough to make it your daily? Maybe I can help..

ok heres a buglist for u ( standard for all ported ROMs )
1 . wifi not working
2. bluetooth not working
3. accelerometer not working
4. notifications not working
5. not all apps showing up in marketplace

SoCalSpecialist said:
ok heres a buglist for u ( standard for all ported ROMs )
1 . wifi not working
2. bluetooth not working
3. accelerometer not working
4. notifications not working
5. not all apps showing up in marketplace
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Thank you. I'll do my best to get these cleared up asap.
Edit: I've asked zenulator for help to expedite the repairs, but I'm still working on fixing these issues..

ZenEXP 0.9.4.2 Port Rev2 is now up, it includes some minor fixes that were pretty annoying in Rev1. Changelog is in the first post.
-mak

.mak said:
ZenEXP 0.9.4.2 Port Rev2 is now up, it includes some minor fixes that were pretty annoying in Rev1. Changelog is in the first post.
-mak
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Just tried your Rev2 and I like it! It's quick and I haven't found a problem yet. Will bt it to my car radio on the way home. The icons are different than I am used to but they are growing on me...sort of Ipod Touchish. Good job!

It appears as though your extra downloads aren't signed...at least that is the message I got when I tried to flash.

Video Tutorial/Walkthrough on Flashing Firmware (JG1)

Hi everyone, I made this video to show how to flash the Galaxy S firmware, I hope it helps some of you.
Parts 1-2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWcM44On88
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFE8-jWku0
I will be posting another video on how to flash Paul's r2 rom on top of this JG1 tonight.

Thanks mate, I'll give this a watch when I get home as I'm about to try and flash my firmware for the first time tonight.

tameracingdriver said:
Thanks mate, I'll give this a watch when I get home as I'm about to try and flash my firmware for the first time tonight.
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No problem, I hope this helps people who haven't done this before.

Indeed this is so helpful, as I'm going to flash the firmware for the first time (this is my 1st Android). Thanks.

Many thanks. Easy to follow video.
Waiting impatiently for Paul's r2 rom video.
Cheers!

Nicely done!

Many thanks my friend!
Very helpfull.
Hope more video tutorials will follow.

I might continue documenting the changes I make to my phone if I see it's helping people.

aeo087 said:
I might continue documenting the changes I make to my phone if I see it's helping people.
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yes please do and thanks for your dedication in making us android newbies pro in no time
I wish that more people can do the same and explain/give tutorials by posting videos rather by filling two pages worth of text as it's much easier to learn from visuals than from reading text

aeo087 said:
I might continue documenting the changes I make to my phone if I see it's helping people.
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Thanks! Please do that! It surely helps!

Sorry to be off topic but which widget are you using in the 1st video to get the clock with the weather ?
Is it possible to get this kind of skin free or is it coming from package like beautiful widget ?
Thanks
Nicolas

That one is beautiful widget. If you flash Paul's rom he has the option to include fancy widget in the kitchen. Fancy widget was taken off the market because it looked too similar to HTC's clock widget... So to answer your question, yes, you can get that type of clock for free if you flash MCR r2.

Thanks for the answer !
I found just after my post this fancy widget ( I already looked at it yesterday but in the market and obviously could'nt find it)
I found the apk on the forum ... It's now on my homescreens
I feel like home now

One-click Unbrick

Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/

Great find. Hopefully this really works for us.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

pretty cool! ty for info

Interesting. Who's going to brick their phone and try it out?

This could be a life saver for any and all newbs...Hell, it'll help veterans out too.

Always nice to have another tool in the shed. Nice find.

badaphooko01 said:
Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/
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lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310

AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.

thanks good find. might be worth checking out

Wow this is great! Really useful

AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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I will have to give it a go when I do my next brick. Notice I didn't if I brick my phone again lol

badaphooko01 said:
sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.
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You didn't steal my thunder at all. I was amazed at how this shot out across the entire internet. 700+ downloads since 3july11. it just shot out of nowhere and on every Android website out there. I posted in the Captivate dev section... I wouldn't want to create multiple threads, also I wouldn't want to put it in the "general" section as it's specific to Samsung devices.

OneClick unbrick is "successful" but still have Black Screen
I have spent countless hours over the last three days trying to unbrick my Samsung Vibrant (I think the reason that it bricked that few days ago I rooted it, added Voodoo, then tried upgrading to Froyo; I think that I should have first removed Voodoo before upgrading to Froyo?).
In any case, after reading through many posts, I have tried two methods to debrick the device, both of which report "success", but NEITHER of them has actually fixed the problem: after the phone boots up and the samsung "S" sign appears for a minute, then my screen remains black, except for the lights which are on at the bottom of the phone.
Specifically, method #1 that I've tried is using Odin3 in order to flash a .pit file (i've tried s1_odin_20100512 as well as s1_odin_20100803 and s1_odin_20100513) along with the PDA file (T959UVJFD).
Method #2 that I've tried is using OneClick Debrick.
Both of these report success. But my phone is still stuck with the black screen!
Can anyone please help?? I am close to giving up and buying an iphone.

Do a search for flashing Eugene's froyo that does not brick. There should be a post with a walk through explaining how to recover from a bad flash when voodoo wasn't disabled.
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[Q] Continuum 2.2 Update for Beginners?

I'm a noob when it comes to smartphones and android. My wife got this Continuum for free for me, and well I wish I would of known about it. I got this Friday and not knowing anything about Android, I thought I got a good deal, but soon realized after reading several forums up here there isn't going to be an official 2.2 release, but thanks to the kind folks here, there is a leaked version.
To my question, and I guess it's just me not being use to it, and trying to learn everything in a day, it's just not sticking. I would definitely want to upgrade to 2.2, but I'm lost. I understand the concept of it all, but like I said I'm lost. I haven't tried it yet, but do you have to root your phone first? Before you even attempt the update. I understand the concept of rooting a phone it basically gives you complete control over it, but is their a beginners guide?I guess I'm just lost although the leak was posted with great instructions it seems like a foreign language to a noob like me. Any help would be appreciated.

Odin image for 2.2 update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216872
Froyo Update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197415
How to root
http://youtu.be/J1MD7GX7Pyw
There is several instructions in these threads as well as useful links to the files you shall need. if you need further help you can either pm me or check out the irc
heres the irc info
irc.freenode.net
#Samsung-Continuum

I was like you a week ago, lost, afraid, overwhelmed with information. But then, I found the search bar and now my phone has 2.2 on it. I don't really remember what happened, musta blacked out. Oh well... good luck!

Check out www.addictivetips.com/mobile and search rooting continuum. For that matter, read a lot from that site. It helped me a ton, and they put it in layman's terms
Sent from my SCH-I400 using XDA App

I got it running on my first try. It really isn't too hard once you grasp it. Thanks for all the help offered. And especially a big thanks to the people who brought 2.2 to the Continuum. At least it's not so dead after all. My Rom from pastorbennett runs perfect. I do have another question...would it be safe to download the My Verizon app. Even though it's a little aggravating, I do like being able to keep up with my usage, but if it's not advised I'll stay away from it.

I've been reading through a lot of the threads for loading Froyo onto my continuum, but am running into an issue that I have not been able to get past (or maybe I am being impatient).
I have the phone in debugging mode (only way Odin seems to pick it up)
I click the PDA button
Load the tar file
Click start
The process seems to begin, but gets hung up on SetupConnection and does not proceed from there.
Is there something I am missing? Not doing right?
This is my first Android phone and am still learning the terminology and so on. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT - Figured out how to put the phone in download mode, everything moved right along. /facepalm

Tarheel487 said:
I do have another question...would it be safe to download the My Verizon app. Even though it's a little aggravating, I do like being able to keep up with my usage, but if it's not advised I'll stay away from it.
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I use the My Verizon app with no issues. Knock on wood...

jldroidfan79 said:
EDIT - Figured out how to put the phone in download mode, everything moved right along. /facepalm
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Hey, it's good to see users answering their own questions! I have done that I can't guess how many times... I look in the mirror and tell myself. Did you REALLY RTFM?
I'm glad you posted your fix. That might help others that read the thread. I guess it's a pet peeve of mine when I see a post that says, "Nevermind, I figured it out." And doesn't explain what they figured out, and how they did it... I'm just sayin'... Ya know!

Agreed, Moon Shadow.I've done several dozen searches, and clicked on promising links to someone who is having the same issue. The only resolution I see is "I got it". Which makes the search useless.
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Build NoMoarPowah for Galaxy 3

Can someone build NoMoarPowah like app for Galaxy 3?
NoMoarPowah is an app that automatically boots the (battery drained) phone in to android when connected to a charger. It is an amazing app but it is limited to a handful of Samsung devices only. I wish to expand the scope of this app. So, is there anyone who knows how to port this thing on Galaxy 3?
Post your questions/ concerns below.
SOLVED: Found this feature in SPICE MI 270

ajparag said:
Can someone build NoMoarPowah like app for Galaxy 3?
NoMoarPowah is an app that automatically boots the (battery drained) phone in to android when connected to a charger. It is an amazing app but it is limited to a handful of Samsung devices only. I wish to expand the scope of this app. So, is there anyone who knows how to port this thing on Galaxy 3?
Post your questions/ concerns below.
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every android phone including our galaxy 3, boots up into android when it was switched off automatically due to low power and then connected to the charger !
why would we need an app ?
EDIT: And this is just a request so it should have been posted in the general or q&a section.
im sorry to say but even if you ported this app, it belongs to the apps section only. by no means it belongs to the dev section
This is only an advice, dont take it serious

ajay.d96 said:
every android phone including our galaxy 3, boots up into android when it was switched off automatically due to low power and then connected to the charger !
why would we need an app ?
EDIT: And this is just a request so it should have been posted in the general or q&a section.
im sorry to say but even if you ported this app, it belongs to the apps section only. by no means it belongs to the dev section
This is only an advice, don't take it serious
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Hey Ajay thanks for your reply. Though my thread is a request, the objective is to look for an answer to this issue. I appreciate your comments. Looking forward for more healthy discussions. Thanks!
BTW, I own Galaxy 3 for the past 1.5 yrs and i have not come across this phenomenon that you have mentioned in your post. I will surely try this and post back my experience.
Cheers!

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Hey Ajay thanks for your reply. Though my thread is a request, the objective is to look for an answer to this issue. I appreciate your comments. Looking forward for more healthy discussions. Thanks!
BTW, I own Galaxy 3 for the past 1.5 yrs and i have not come across this phenomenon that you have mentioned in your post. I will surely try this and post back my experience.
Cheers!
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ill be glad to hear

this sounds interesting, but as ajay said, this section is for active android development, and you will most likely get more answers if posted in the right place (themes and apps). Thanks for posting though. I would suggest you ask the mod to move this thread for you. I hope someone can help you with this, good luck!

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this sounds interesting, but as ajay said, this section is for active android development, and you will most likely get more answers if posted in the right place (themes and apps). Thanks for posting though. I would suggest you ask the mod to move this thread for you. I hope someone can help you with this, good luck!
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+1

Wait! NoMoarPowah is compatible with G3
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.nomoarpowah&hl=en
Oh Wait, my bad. Its not
!! This app is only for a select number of Samsung devices. It does not work on any other devices. See the list below !!
Tested on the following devices:
- Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) and family
- Samsung Galaxy S2 (I9100) and family
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" (P1000) and family
- Samsung Droid Charge
- Samsung/T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
- Samsung Continuum (ticker overlaps)
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Sorry!
EDIT2: But i don't understand the use of the app. It replaces the "boring charge animation". Never required for me.

ak700 said:
EDIT2: But i don't understand the use of the app. It replaces the "boring charge animation". Never required for me.
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True

There is no source for this app... it is quite difficult to hack it and make compatible...
I know there are some tools to decompile apk into java source code but i'm a bit afraid to break some copyright rules... I do not want to do it, anyway this app would be useful man!

andreapier said:
There is no source for this app... it is quite difficult to hack it and make compatible...
I know there are some tools to decompile apk into java source code but i'm a bit afraid to break some copyright rules... I do not want to do it, anyway this app would be useful man!
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WOW ! i saw the screenshots !!
im amazed that this app really uses the touchscreen in powered off mode !!
quite amazed and now, into the modding/porting level..

I have extracted some files from the apk. I can share them if you want.
Note: Please use these files strictly for reference only.

You can ask Chainfire(the developer of this app). He will surely give the source code

ajparag said:
I have extracted some files from the apk. I can share them if you want.
Note: Please use these files strictly for reference only.
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I don't think there is anything bad in extracting files and share them until they do not came from paid apps.
ak700 said:
You can ask Chainfire(the developer of this app). He will surely give the source code
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Did you ask him already?

ak700 said:
You can ask Chainfire(the developer of this app). He will surely give the source code
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interesting to hear but he already has galaxy 3
i saw in his signature

ak700 said:
You can ask Chainfire(the developer of this app). He will surely give the source code
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Not going to happen, as it's a paid app.
The app should work, it's the images that need to be resized to fit our screen.
Anyone wanna give it a try, resize the images in assets folder in the apk, or in /system/nomoarpowah (after you've installed the app and install it's files), and then reboot.
Even it it doesn't work (unlikely), it won't do any harm

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Not going to happen, as it's a paid app.
The app should work, it's the images that need to be resized to fit our screen.
Anyone wanna give it a try, resize the images in assets folder in the apk, or in /system/nomoarpowah (after you've installed the app and install it's files), and then reboot.
Even it it doesn't work (unlikely), it won't do any harm
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no. of thanks 13 13

I have tried contacting him several times but he does not respond to mails et all. He does not even responds to posts in his own threads. I do not think he is going to be of any help.

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I don't think there is anything bad in extracting files and share them until they do not came from paid apps.
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You should thread carefully even if it isn't a paid app. Just because an app (or any piece of software) is free that doesn't automatically mean you (legally) have the right to decompile and use it's source (code).
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I have tried contacting him several times but he does not respond to mails et all. He does not even responds to posts in his own threads. I do not think he is going to be of any help. I am attaching the files below. You can try them at your own will.
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It seems to me that you didn't even give him a full day to respond, that's definitely not enough time. I understand that you are probably excited and anxious, but you still have to give him time.
I don't think work on this should be started before hearing from chainfire, I'd also suggest that a dev (preferably recognized) that would work on this be the one to contact him and find some kind of comprise (this is an ad or pro app so a compromise is probably necessary if chainfire himself won't be working on the app). Perhaps that "our" dev can release an ad free version solely on xda (that will only work with our phone) and that chain fire can release a version with ads on the market. That's just a suggestion, who knows what chainfire will say.
Anyways I know I'm interested in how he got it to work and would love to be able to view the code someday (when I have enough android knowledge to understand the code)

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You should thread carefully even if it isn't a paid app. Just because an app (or any piece of software) is free that doesn't automatically mean you (legally) have the right to decompile and use it's source (code).
It seems to me that you didn't even give him a full day to respond, that's definitely not enough time. I understand that you are probably excited and anxious, but you still have to give him time.
I don't think work on this should be started before hearing from chainfire, I'd also suggest that a dev (preferably recognized) that would work on this be the one to contact him and find some kind of comprise (this is an ad or pro app so a compromise is probably necessary if chainfire himself won't be working on the app). Perhaps that "our" dev can release an ad free version solely on xda (that will only work with our phone) and that chain fire can release a version with ads on the market. That's just a suggestion, who knows what chainfire will say.
Anyways I know I'm interested in how he got it to work and would love to be able to view the code someday (when I have enough android knowledge to understand the code)
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I do not mean to hurt or misjudge anyone but the truth is chainfire is not even responding to his consumers. If you go to his threads, you will see people waiting to get support from him but unfortunately he aint responding. In such a scenario, it is difficult to contact him.
What you suggest is the right way to approach this issue. But someone will need to take extra efforts to reach him.

stubborn_d0nkey said:
You should thread carefully even if it isn't a paid app. Just because an app (or any piece of software) is free that doesn't automatically mean you (legally) have the right to decompile and use it's source (code).
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I don't think that decomiling an app is something illegal both if the ap is free or aid. It becames illegal if you edit, recompile and distribute it.
Otherwise any tool like apk tools, dex2jar etc would be illegal.
Anyway i gave a look at the code and i found it a little difficult to understand. Well not difficult, i mean, a dev shoul spen a big tima to understand ot and make approriate changes... i do not have all of this time, but i can help if someone starts to work on this.